Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
Not specified
Type
fulltime
Posted
Today
Job Description
Senior/Staff Backend Software Engineer
Location: Seattle \| On-Site
About the Role:
We're
building the infrastructure that powers the $100B U.S. online food delivery market.
Our platform gives food and beverage operators the kitchen infrastructure and software they need to expand their operations with minimal upfront capital. We're
$850M funded
and operating at the intersection of
real estate
,
logistics
,
AI, and robotics.
We're hiring a
senior to staff level Backend Engineers
in
Seattle
who are excited to contribute across the stack—whether your strength is
infrastructure
,
platform
, or
product-facing systems.
Your work will be mission-critical: the systems you build and optimize power real-world operations at massive scale, directly affecting how restaurants grow and how customers eat.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and optimize backend systems that power mission-critical, high-scale applications across our platform
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems that support food operators and delivery workflows at scale
- Work across relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) to ensure performance, reliability, and data integrity
- Deploy and manage services on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) with an eye toward uptime and operational excellence
- Debug complex production issues and drive improvements in system reliability and performance—with a clear articulation of business impact
- Collaborate across engineering and product teams, contributing to architecture decisions and mentoring where applicable
Why This Seat
- $850M raised company operating at genuine scale—your backend work affects real restaurant operations and millions of end consumers
- Broad technical scope: you can specialize in infrastructure, platform, or product-facing development depending on your strengths
- Stable, well-resourced company with the backing and runway to invest in serious engineering
- Relocation support available for individuals and families—we're committed to getting the right people here
You'll Thrive Here If You
- Have
5\+ years of backend software engineering experience
, with a track record of building and operating production systems at scale
- Come from a
high-growth tech
startup
,
unicorn
, or t
op-tier public tech company
—you know what it takes to build systems that don't break under pressure
- Are proficient in
Java
or
Go
and can hit the ground running in a modern backend codebase
- Have solid experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) and understand how to design for performance
- Bring strong debugging and problem-solving instincts—you don't just fix bugs, you understand root cause and communicate impact clearly
- Are ready and excited to be in the office 5 days a week in a collaborative, in-person engineering culture
Nice-to-Haves
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Exposure to large-scale data processing or event-driven architectures
- Leadership experience—leading team projects, driving technical decisions, or mentoring junior engineers
- Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary \+ equity!
- Full relocation support for individuals and families
- On-site environment with a large, cross-functional engineering org working on genuinely hard problems
- Opportunity to work across infrastructure, platform, or product depending on your background and interests
Must-Haves (Logistics)
- Based in or willing to relocate to Seattle; on-site 5 days/week required
- Degree in Computer Science or a STEM field (required)
- No more than two job changes in the past five years—tenure and stability matter here
- Work authorization in the U.S.
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